5-Ethyl-2-methylpyridine → (5-Ethylpyridin-2-yl)methyl acetate

HRID 369651Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 369651 reaction equation
[C:1]([O:4][CH2:5][C:6]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]([CH3:12])=[CH:8][N:7]=1)(=[O:3])[CH3:2].[CH2:13](C1C=CC(C)=NC=1)C>>[C:1]([O:4][CH2:5][C:6]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][C:9]([CH2:12][CH3:13])=[CH:8][N:7]=1)(=[O:3])[CH3:2]

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 77285-Ethyl-2-methylpyridineHCID 123253842-Pyridinemethanol, 5-methyl-, 2-acetate

Product 1

HCID 14346253(5-Ethylpyridin-2-yl)methyl acetateYield 89%

Procedure

This synthesis was performed analogously to the synthesis reported for 2-acetoxymethyl-5-methyl pyridine. Starting from 5-ethyl-2-methyl pyridine (35.10 g, 290 mmol), pure 2-acetoxymethyl-5-ethyl pyridine (46.19 g, 258 mmol, 89%) was obtained as a slightly yellow oil.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0eaec83a25c742139b6d5d595da84034
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2000_10
Patent number
US06140294

Reaction notes

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